River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20

Means agreed TO the bin abolishing some
sixty customs districts, leaving IS districts
in all. Among the districts abolished are
the following, Galena, H., Burlington aud
Dubuque, Iowa, Lacrosse, Wis, Michigan
CITY Michigan. The saving made by tue
bill is stated to be 100000 per annum,
SENATE. Jan. 14-An all day debate
ensued upon the interstate merce oil,
many Senators appearing ny the tenor 81
their remarks TO be gruping in the dark
Mr. Sherman, who spoke in opposition, was
one of these, and in reply TO Mr.. Edmunds
said he had no substitute to suggest, still
his mind was clouded in doubt This per
haps may be taken as an index OF the ma
I jority of feeling in the Senate, though that
majority, including Mr.. Sherman, voted III
/ favor Of the conference report upon the bill,
Two votes were taken, first upon motion
/ to reeommit, which was lost, . ayes 10 80
nays. The direct vote upon passing The
| bill resulted, yeas 43, NAYS 10 Twenty lie
pubIicans and twenty three Democrats
voted in the affirmative, twelve kepuph-
cans and three Democrats IN the negative
HOUSE, Jan. 1.-THE conference re-
port on the electoral count bill was agreed
/ to- In the committee of the whole Senate
bills on the private calendar We're consider
| ed and several passed. AT the evening
i StSSAbu - pcAASAth bAA+o EfstN'NN
SENATE. Jan. l5-Not in session.
HOUSE, Jan. 15-The Senate adop-
ton of the interstate commerce bill was re
ported After refusing to take up the
tpleuro-pneumonia bill, the river and harbor
bin was considered in committee OF the
| whole. also the bonds, accounts and meth
DDS of the Pacific railroads. and these, and
other matters We're put into form to report
to the House.
SENATE, Jan. Ion motion of MIR.
Sawyer the Senate proceeded TO consider
and pass pension bills on the calendar
Fifty pension bills principally House bills
passed, and then the appropriation bill, ap
propriatiug s15,OOO,OOO, was taken up and
passed with only a few immaterial amend
ments Mr. Edmunds called for his posta
telegraph bill which the +. q. committee
had eigeoa- holed. The army appropriation
bill with a few unimportant amendments
were passed. The Senate bill 10 establish
agricultural experimental stations IN con
nection with agricultural colleges was tax
en- up. Mr.. Ingalls, characterized the bll
as exceedingly crude and imperfect. H'
did not believe in government inte ter M,'
: Vest and Butler the Senate adjourned
without finishing the bill
| I1Ol SEs Jan. lAiS NV
2 yeas lib, nays 49, the House refused to TAX
up the interstate commerce bill. The bill
granting relief to the parents of honorabll
: discharged soldiers and sailors who ar
: dependent upon their own labor for sup
port passed-yeas, l1g, nays, 20. Mr.
Eldridge moved that the rules toe suspende,
c | and the house concur III the senate amend
meut to the Mexican pension hlll MI
Bragg, in opposing the bill, because 1t pre-
posed a service pension, gave ms reason
+. for voting against the bill which the nous
= had lust passed, which he thought should b
r entitled bill ito pension the rubbish OF IN
/ army of the United States 3 "a 70 revive tn
: | business of claim agents i'll Washington
Ii covered every substitute, every bount
j. Jumper and every scalawag that went int
: the army The motion TO suspend the rule
: and concur in the senate amendment wa
b agreed to-yeas, 2+3; nays >. The bill nov
only requires the presidential approval |
become a law.
: SENATE, Jan. 1S-Several join
) resolutions, chiefly of personal character
. were adopted The House bill forfeitin
:. lands of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge an
J. Vicksburg II. r., was passed. Mr. Edmund
gave notice that he would call up th
, HOUSE. Jan. IS-The joint resolu
ton for the investigation of the Pacif
n railroads, after long debate and SON
K technical amendments, was adopted, Thi
, occupied SO much time that no other bus
ness had space for consideration.